My Woods Catamaran Build..Pictures

[chill]

I finally got my broadband connect.
So I figure to post a few pictures of my build.
I have just finished moving the major components of the cat to the marina and am going to put it all together this year.

Boat a marina after final move of cabin.
I am taking the picture. 3 of those are my boys the other is my friend and his son.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p58ac78be3cebf05e33550228103c8f70/ea3b50f4.jpg


The moving of the hull
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pe8c9fa816e6f234e2cd76dc9c87c9793/ea3b50d7.jpg

The moving of the cabin
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pf8260b924c6cb5e8f42dd63d447253b2/ea3b50e3.jpg



Start of cabin build
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pa93eb357a3be6600bc458fae23d632dd/ea3b473f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pbcb1a520f5f80ba2064cabeb9bcdc5e8/ea3b472f.jpg

put Kids to work
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p7a474f70358a5619b94b8ed8992f8624/ea3b4720.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p0742f85f2dbde77c1c321552a665c29f/ea3b4713.jpg

finishing up
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pb5646bb8361a4b66dd1792991f7af9bc/ea3b470a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p7734c41a7f2fcf5d706de61dd015a022/ea3b456b.jpg


Hull build

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pb146d75f5b90500d72add3fe8c60f10c/ea3b3eb2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pa203f3fdd77f3bda0b13b8d0ca0db2af/ea3b3ea1.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p8794b429c4a6087049cb5af5f872120d/ea3b3e93.jpg



Cant wait to starg putting it together this year.

Charlie

[chill]

Turn over hull crew
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pdeb3e22e798e7669927d4e4620c7ed47/ea3b3e81.jpg

Deck over

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p83d7aeb3fbd7d174d707cce174f80e01/ea3b3e77.jpg

Start next hull

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pd1c528e0fc4a2b17edc291188ccfd591/ea3b3e54.jpg

Thats the last of the pictures for now.

Charlie

[chill]

L Boyle
The beam is just about 18 feet. Not this is not to trailer. Each piece can be trailer seperatly to the water to be permantely bonded together.
I have 2 beams and 2 LAR keels that I also have built to round out the whole boat.

Charlie

[chill]

Forgot to mention the dimesions

LENGTH O.A. 8.5m 28 feet
BEAM OA 18 feet
DISPL (empty) 1.8T
DISPL (loaded) 2.4T

[chill]

I have made a little progress.
Here we have positioned the cabin in prep to be bonded to forward beam.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p86123bbe7b0e1c77c99833fe1cc5820e/e8e16112.jpg

Next weekend I will finish fitting it and then start bonding it to the beam.

[The Bigfella]

Excellent - nice to see more cats being built. So much nicer to have a boat with room and speed eh?

[outofthenorm]

Very cool.

Somehow these 2 pics go together:

Space shuttle and astronaut :cool:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pf8260b924c6cb5e8f42dd63d447253b2/ea3b50e3.jpghttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p7a474f70358a5619b94b8ed8992f8624/ea3b4720.jpg

- Norm

[chill]

Thanks all. I was going to build a more traditional boat but my wife hates heeling over. So I started getting into multihulls. I do like the space and speed. But I must say a more traditional boat is better looking. But at the end of the day it is in my best interest to keep my wife happy..

[The Bigfella]

Last big cat I went out on the crew was only wearing half the 'kini

[David Tabor (sailordave)]

Charlie: wow, I never knew you were here! Garret used to live in Ashburn; now he's out in Berryville.

I myself am in the "CATOCTIN COUNTY" part of Loudoun! :p
Let me know if you need a hand sometime. What marina are you assembling everything at? PM me if you don't want to post it...

Anyways, cool boat, looking good!

[chill]

Wow Small world.

I am assembling everything at Port Kinsale. About 3 hours from Ashburn down on the northern neck.

[David Tabor (sailordave)]

Only big cat sailing I've done was on a Moorings 4700 (Leopard 47)... delivery from Annapolis to Ft. Lauderdale. 7 days. Beating our way around Cape Hatteras, etc... Was most uncomfortable. BUT then again, when we were able to reach it was kinda cool.

[chill]

David looks like you have sailed a much bigger cat than my project.

If I ever get this boat completed..it will be the biggest cat I have ever sailed.

[Tom Robb]

I'm beginning to like the faceted, stealth fighter look.:cool:

[chill]

I have made some progress over the summer.
Starting to look proper. I still have tons to do but I am getting closer.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/chill3570/SJ8fXb_itII/AAAAAAAAAHk/eJ8U0qFLXwM/s800/HPIM0440.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/chill3570/SJ8fYietiZI/AAAAAAAAAH0/sYHdk8ySYX8/s800/HPIM0435.JPG




http://lh4.ggpht.com/chill3570/SJ8funzaTSI/AAAAAAAAAIc/AvXz_rfif2E/s800/HPIM0436.JPG

[Thermo]

Looking fine. You ought to be in the Bahamas by next spring!

[Jim Mathieson]

Nice looking Gypsy ,Chill!
Have you followed the couple from BC sailing a Gypsy,they just returned last week from Hawaii.
http://www.time-for-a-catamaran-adventure.com/index.html

[Mrleft8]

I've always thought of catamarans as intensly ugly, ungainly hulks, but recently I've begun to kinda sorta, begrudgingly, appreciate them...

[paladin]

Nice looking boat but it ain't agonna sail worth a darn.......now...if'n ya add sails and rudders it might work......lotsa cruising tris in the South Pacific when I was running around in the 31 tri.....damn nice work from where I sits...

Ian....which half of the bikini wuz they wearing......inquiring minds wanna know for reference...

[chill]

Jim, Yes I have been following the Gypsy that went to Hawaii. They have had a series of articals in the mag multihull. I try to glean as much info as I can from them as they have lots of experience with the boat. They even extended the boat by 3 feet at the stern. My boat will be much more bare bones and simple than theirs.

Paladin
Rudders are built. I am just waiting for my welder to return from vacation to weld up the rudder attachements. Engine comes in a week or two.
By end of fall I am hoping to have the rudders installed. Engine installed,
Head installed, Galley installed, Electrical installed, Basic inside of hulls painted.
Basically everything to run with just engine.

Then come spring/summer fit out for sailing and then hire a crane to put the thing in the water.

I am having a blast working on it. Always something new to learn. Just cant wait to finish it and go sailing. Never enough time.

[chill]

In fact my stainless steel just came in. Now to get the rudder hinges welded up

[paladin]

When you weld up the stainless hinges make sure that you fill the welds all the way, then gring them smooth.....otherwise you're gonna get crevice corrosion at the welds....the same with doublers on the chainplates..

[chill]

Thanks for that advice. I will make sure the guy welding it does that. Welding is something on my list of skills I need to pick up. Seems a very usefull thing.

[chill]

Just some additonal posts to pictures from the build in the begining.
Another builder asked for them so I figure to go ahead and add them here just in case anyone else is interested.

I have
http://picasaweb.google.com/chill3570/BoatHull#
http://picasaweb.google.com/chill3570/BoatCabin#
http://picasaweb.google.com/chill3570/Boat#
and
http://picasaweb.google.com/chill3570/LatestBoatPic#

I am still working on finishing out. I put on the rudders awhile back.
Engine is installed.
Some Nicro vents.
Airhead comosting head.
Now I am putting in the electrical system. (batter/solar cells)
Its coming along, althought slower than I would like. But I enjoy the process.
I spent most of this spring/summer with my sons fishing. Now it is boat building time.

I will try to get some newer pictures this weekend.